Subject: Sandhill Crane - Pierce County
Date: Oct 31 12:31:55 2002
From: Birdking88 at aol.com - Birdking88 at aol.com


Hey Tweeters,
About 45 minutes ago at 1145hrs, I heard the distant calls of one,
possibly more, Sandhill Crane/s from my yard near Bonney Lake. It sounded
like the bird/s were flying to the southwest, in the direction of Orting
where Sandhills have been seen in the past, but I wasn't able to see the
birds before their soft trumpeting calls became inaudible. I think the bird/s
may have been as far as 3/4 mile away, as their calls can carry a very long
distance. This was my first record in Pierce Co.

Good birding!

Charlie Wright
Birdking88 at aol.com
Sumner, WA